Domaine du Mas Blanc, Banyuls Collection, 1986 (375ml) no20230524 gentle structure

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Domaine du Mas Blanc, Banyuls Collection, 1986 (375ml) no20230524 gentle structureThirty one years in barrel before bottlingthe apex of Banyuls winemaking from the estate that championed the appellation. Dr. Gaston Parc began bottling here in 1921; the domaine's Collection wines represent single barrels diverted from production and aged indefinitely. This 1986 spent a decade in 650 liter demi muids, then another 21 years in a single 225 liter barrique before August 2017 bottling. Only three Collection vintages had been released